A bothered bear; a great guide to drawing; a life of Josephine Baker; a role model daughter; a search for words and more

Jodie Jones is out in the big bad world, and she is getting lots and lots of love. The launch was jubilant thanks to the amazing Rev and team at Waterstones King Road, the DFB team, and everyone who came along to celebrate. Anthony, my editor, gave the world's best and most complimentary speech. My oldest and bossiest friend came and spoke to everyone there, I think: I've known her since I was six (we walked to primary school and secondary school together every day, were besties at sixth form college, had kids around the same time, and have stayed in contact ever since).

My Name is Jodie Jones yet what else is our narrator? A word collector? An observer? A survivor of an event that, and mother who, should not be hidden?

Uncorrected proof cover, publisher David Fickling Books, 11 September 2025, ISBN: 978-1788453516 My Name is Jodie Jones is the most exceptional first hand narrative that I have read this year. The …

I'm delighted and excited. My Name is Jodie Jones will be published this Thursday 11th September, and the pre-publication reviews are astonishing. I have been bowled over by the positive energy and love for this book. Thank you to all the reviewers for taking the time to read and review it. Sarah Webb on Instagram wrote the one that made me squeal: …

Sometimes I find writing easy: I just open my head and words come out. I'm happiest if they come out exactly as my brain intends. With My Name is Jodie Jones, I was stunned when someone (that someone being my agent, Jessica Hare) actually liked the words my brain intended, and didn't think they were all weird and nuts. Then other people liked what I'd written (those people being the team at DFB) and that was even more surprising.

Uncorrected proof cover, publisher David Fickling Books, September 2025, ISBN: 978-1788453516 My Name is Jodie Jones is the most exceptional first hand narrative that I have read this year. The mai…